Washington whiteout

Bo in the snow. The Obama's family pet plays in the snow during a blizzard on the south grounds of the White House Photograph: Pete Souza/White House Photograph: Pete Souza/White House/guardian.co.uk The White House, but even whiter as it is lashed by Wednesday's thick blizzard Photograph: Theresa Malone/guardian.co.uk Freeze all about it. Newspaper sales had a snow day during the storm Photograph: Theresa Malone/guardian.co.uk The blizzard at full force, cutting visibility down to a few metres even in downtown Washington Photograph: Theresa Malone/guardian.co.uk The Snowbama administration's White House Photograph: Theresa Malone/guardian.co.uk Plenty of seating outdoors at a Washington cafe near Lafayette Park. Would you like ice with that? Photograph: Theresa Malone/guardian.co.uk Frozen assets: the US department of the Treasury building on Pennsylvania Avenue Photograph: Theresa Malone/guardian.co.uk A rare sight: a snow plough operating on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House Photograph: Theresa Malone/guardian.co.uk Snow-spangled banner Photograph: Theresa Malone/guardian.co.uk A fruitless task, clearing away the snow Photograph: AFP/Yuri Gripas Photograph: Yuri Gripas/guardian.co.uk A few hardy tourists still wanted to see the White House, despite the blizzard Photograph: Theresa Malone/guardian.co.uk